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n. (Med.) A skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ ‖ n. [ Gr. akrasia. ] Excess; intemperance. [ Obs. except in Med. ] Farindon. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. of or relating to the nations of Africa and Asia or their peoples. Afro-Asian population [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries.
Syn. -- elephant's ear, elephant ear [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. loss of structural differentiation within a cell or group of cells often with increased capacity for multiplication, as in a malignant tumor. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to name instead; &unr_; + &unr_; to name, &unr_; name. ] (Rhet.) The use of some epithet or the name of some office, dignity, or the like, instead of the proper name of the person; as when his majesty is used for a king, or when, instead of Aristotle, we say, the philosopher; or, conversely, the use of a proper name instead of an appellative, as when a wise man is called a Solomon, or an eminent orator a Cicero. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ NL. aphasia, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; not spoken; 'a priv. + &unr_; to speak: cf. F. aphasie. ] (Med.) Loss of the power of speech, or of the appropriate use of words, the vocal organs remaining intact, and the intelligence being preserved. It is dependent on injury or disease of the brain. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'a priv. + fra`sis speech. ] (Med.) (a) = Dumbness. (b) A disorder of speech in which words can be uttered but not intelligibly joined together. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ NL.; Gr. &unr_; priv. + &unr_; a molding. ] (Med.) 1. Incomplete or faulty development. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. (Med.) a defect, retardation, or cessation of the process of generation of blood cells. [ PJC ]

a. [ L. Asianus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;, L. Asia. ] Of or pertaining to Asia; Asiatic. “Asian princes.” Jer. Taylor. -- n. An Asiatic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. Asiarcha, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; ruler. ] One of the chiefs or pontiffs of the Roman province of Asia, who had the superintendence of the public games and religious rites. Milner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Asiaticus, Gr. &unr_;. ] Of or pertaining to Asia or to its inhabitants. -- n. A native, or one of the people, of Asia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Something peculiar to Asia or the Asiatics. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria in the 4th century. [ 1913 Webster ]

Athanasian creed, a formulary, confession, or exposition of faith, formerly supposed to have been drawn up by Athanasius; but this opinion is now rejected, and the composition is ascribed by some to Hilary, bishop of Arles (5th century). It is a summary of what was called the orthodox faith. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖, n. [ NL. athanasia, fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; priv. + &unr_; death. ] The quality of being deathless; immortality. [ 1913 Webster ]

Is not a scholiastic athanasy better than none? Lowell. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Of or pertaining to Australasia; as, Australasian regions. -- n. A native or an inhabitant of Australasia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Geog.) a large mountainous region between the Black and Caspian seas.
Syn. -- Caucasus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. 1. Of or pertaining to the Caucasus, a mountainous region between the Black and Caspian seas. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to the white races of mankind, of whom the people about Mount Caucasus were formerly taken as the type. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A native or inhabitant of the Caucasus, esp. a Circassian or Georgian. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A member of any of the white races of mankind. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of the arum family, of tropical Asia and the Pacific islands, including the taro (Colocasia esculente).
Syn. -- genus Colocasia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL. dyscrasia, fr. Gr. dyskrasi`a; dys- bad + kra^sis mixture, fr. keranny`nai to mix: cf. F. dycrasie. ] (Med.) An ill habit or state of the constitution; -- formerly regarded as dependent on a morbid condition of the blood and humors. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Ectasis. ] (Med.) A dilatation of a hollow organ or of a canal. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;. See Entasis. ] (Med.) Tonic spasm; -- applied generically to denote any disease characterized by tonic spasms, as tetanus, trismus, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ European + Asian. ] 1. A child of a European parent on the one side and an Asiatic on the other. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One born of European parents in Asia. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of European and Asiatic descent; of or pertaining to both Europe and Asia; as, the great Eurasian plain. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Geog.) Of or pertaining to the continents of Europe and Asia combined. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;; e'y^ well + &unr_; death, &unr_;, &unr_;, to die: cf. F. euthanasie. ] 1. An easy death; a mode of dying to be desired. “An euthanasia of all thought.” Hazlitt. [ 1913 Webster ]

The kindest wish of my friends is euthanasia. Arbuthnot.

2. the act or process of putting to death for humane purposes; -- used to refer to the killing of animals in order to relieve or avoid pain. [ PJC ]

n. [ It. See Fancy. ] (Mus.) A continuous composition, not divided into what are called movements, or governed by the ordinary rules of musical design, but in which the author's fancy roves unrestricted by set form. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. gymnasiarchus, Gr. gymnasi`archos; gymna`sion + 'a`rchein to govern: cf. F. gymnasiarque. ] (Gr. Antiq.) An Athenian officer who superintended the gymnasia, and provided the oil and other necessaries at his own expense. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r over + &unr_; conformation, fr. &unr_; to mold.] (Med. & Biol.) An increase in, or excessive growth of, the normal elements of any part. [1913 Webster]

☞ Hyperplasia relates to the formation of new elements, hypertrophy being an increase in bulk of preexisting normal elements. Dunglison. [1913 Webster]

n. A sweet grape used to make malmsey wine. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. ne`os new + pla`ssein to form, mold. ] (Physiol. & Med.) Growth or development of new material; neoplasty. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A paraphraser. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to form a word by a slight change; para` beside + &unr_; to name, fr. 'o`noma a name. ] (Rhet.) A play upon words; a figure by which the same word is used in different senses, or words similar in sound are set in opposition to each other, so as to give antithetical force to the sentence; punning. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A natural family of fowl including the pheasants, quails, and partridges.
Syn. -- family Phasianidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. The type genus of the Phasianidae: the typical pheasants.
Syn. -- genus Phasianus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_;. See Phlegm. ] (Med.) An inflammation; more particularly, an inflammation of the internal organs. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖Phlegmasia dolens ety>[ NL. ], milk leg. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; thrice as many. ] Three-fold; triple; treble. [ Obs. ] Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]